If there shall not be either a surviving wife or husband or children or grandchildren of the decedent, the exempt property shall be liable for the debts of the decedent and be disposed of in all respects as other property of such decedent.
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-1-21
Exempt property liable for debt of decedent
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Memorial Hospital at Gulfport v. Franzke (1994)
Most recently applied in Memorial Hospital at Gulfport v. Franzke (March 1994)
Codes, 1871, § 1956; 1880, § 1277; 1892, § 1552; 1906, § 1658; Hemingway’s 1917, § 1390; 1930, § 1411; 1942, § 477; Laws, 1900, ch. 89.
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